Please let me know via PM or email if you are interested in being part of a 2007 geocoin committee. You don't need to be a member to participate. If you have questions, please post them here or PM/email myself or the board.

We are soliciting volunteers through March 11th.

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MnGCA Geocoin Committee Charter

1. MnGCA GeoCoin Committee Purpose
a. Design a MnGCA geocoin meeting MnGCA Board design criteria
i. The committee may want to come up with multiple designs for
presenting to the MnGCA Board
b. Present design(s) for MnGCA Board selection
i. The top three designs will be advanced to a member vote at the
Spring Event.
c. Select a manufacturer for the geocoins
d. Develop procedures for selling and distributing the geocoins

2. MnGCA GeoCoin Committee Setup
a. Must include at least 3 MnGCA members
b. Members must be committed for the duration of the task
c. The committee may include current MnGCA Board members
d. The committee will determine its own operating procedures with the
following exceptions
i. A committee chairperson will be implemented
ii. Chairperson cannot be a current MnGCA Board member
e. The committee will determine its own timelines taking into account
the following
i. The MnGCA board would prefer to vote on the geocoin design
at the Spring 2007 General Membership Meeting
ii. The MnGCA board would prefer to begin distribution of the new
geocoin at or before the Fall 2007 General Membership Meeting
f. The committee will have a private MnGCA forum for communication
g. The MnGCA Board asks that the Board be regularly informed about
committee progress
i. Updates to be performed by committee chairperson

3. MnGCA GeoCoin Design Criteria
a. The geocoin must include the MnGCA logo
b. The geocoin may or may not include the Geocaching.com logo
i. Committee must determine legality of use
c. The geocoin may have a unique design from the previous MnGCA
geocoin
i. Partial reuse of previous design would be a cost savings
d. The geocoin must be geocaching.com trackable
e. The MnGCA Board is seeking a retail price of no more than $10.00
f. The MnGCA Board is seeking the lowest possible price while meeting
the other design criteria
i. Any design resulting in less than $2.00 profit, per coin, for the
MnGCA is probably not approvable by the MnGCA Board

4. MnGCA Geocoin Manufacturer Selection
a. The committee will determine its own criteria for manufacturer
selection
b. If the previous design is used, using the same manufacturer is an
additional cost savings because the previous die is partially reusable

6. Committee Dissolution
a. Upon completion of a MnGCA Board approved design and
b. Upon selection of a manufacturer and
c. Upon manufacture of the geocoins and
d. Upon implementation of sales and distribution procedures
e. The committee’s work will be considered done

The questions I see have no answer. Pear Head asked for a Comm. to be formed. All the answers to the questions will be answered by what the Comm. comes up with. There is no how many, or when they will be released. There has been no thought as to what they will even look like._________________A Crazed Gyration of the Rock Generation

I just saw some very specific points in the Design Criteria.
Especially pertaining to individual coin cost.
Individual coin costs vary with quantities ordered.
(i.e. fixed die costs are distributed over the quantity of coins)
So if the die costs are $100 - $150 and you order 100 coins the die costs per coin are $1 - $1.50. If you are talking about 1000 coins the die costs per coin are $ .1 to $ .15. A considerable difference when there is a requirement for a $2.00 profit per coin.

Quantities also affect profit per coin in the classic supply and demand scenario. If fewer coins are made the price per coin remains higher. This determines if the $2.00 profit per coin is an attainable goal.

And the biggest reason I was concerned about coin quantities is, to try to determine the scope of work, pertaining to the requirement that the MnGCA Board prefers that the committee handle the sales and distribution. Once again if you only need to sell 100 coins they will sell allot quicker than 1000.

I was just looking for some rough order of magnitude of what the board was thinking to get some idea of what I was getting into if I volunteer and I am selected to this committee.

ii. The MnGCA board would prefer to begin distribution of the new
geocoin at or before the Fall 2007 General Membership Meeting

Good enough for me at this point.

Oneied Cooky wrote:

There has been no thought as to what they will even look like.

Pear Head wrote:

3. MnGCA GeoCoin Design Criteria
a. The geocoin must include the MnGCA logo
b. The geocoin may or may not include the Geocaching.com logo
i. Committee must determine legality of use
c. The geocoin may have a unique design from the previous MnGCA
geocoin
i. Partial reuse of previous design would be a cost savings
d. The geocoin must be geocaching.com trackable

I guess my understanding of the Comm.'s Is to gather all the info on the subject and make decisions from there. You have some good questions. But the Comm. would be the place to answer them. As far as quanity or how much work your in for? What would be the best deal for how many? And if you want to be on the Comm. What are you willing to do? Again something the Comm. would look into. The Board sets up guide lines. Everything else is up to the Comm. JMHO_________________A Crazed Gyration of the Rock Generation

And the biggest reason I was concerned about coin quantities is, to try to determine the scope of work, pertaining to the requirement that the MnGCA Board prefers that the committee handle the sales and distribution. Once again if you only need to sell 100 coins they will sell allot quicker than 1000.

They sold over 1000 pre-sale last time, no?_________________Sad state of affairs.

I might be interested if it doesn't involve many trips to meet. I mean if most of it can be done via computer. I will hopefully have a bit more time now that I won't be making a trip to the cities every weekend anymore._________________King of the Jeff Gordon TB's!
They put that cache WHERE?

I might be interested if it doesn't involve many trips to meet. I mean if most of it can be done via computer. I will hopefully have a bit more time now that I won't be making a trip to the cities every weekend anymore.

We only met in person once, I think, to design the last coin. All other work was done online._________________I feel the need! The need for speed!